Use Ctrl Alt Del to bring up Task Manager Go to the processes tab get the display showing Image Name, PID, CPU, Mem Usage, Mem Delta, Page Faults, VM Size, IO Read Bytes, IO Write Bytes,I/O Other
That should give you a hint as to the process that is using the CPU, and may even give you a clue as to what is happening. However - things to consider - XP is at SP1 so the system is very much at risk from intrusions Trojans etc. - it really aught to be at SP2 plus the later fixes. With only 20Gb of disk there may be space problems as XP running with only 384Mb memory will almost certainly want to use a fair amount of pagefile, I would not recommend a system with less than 512 for XP ( if you have the disk space set a permanent pagefile of at least 700Mb ) You say no programs running - which contradicts your other statements as the system is using CPU, so you must, at least have the OS, and a monitor running, and the OS is a collection of programs No 'user applications' could - possibly be a more correct statement - and with this type of problem you need to be as specific and correct as possible. So - Are you running a firewall, Are you running an AV package Are you running an anti-intrusion package other than the firewall Is the comms line connected - and what type of device and connection is it What do you mean by 'functional again', as in it used to do....., and it now does.... And was there a problem before the memory 'stick' was first added JimB ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rod Lindgren" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, October 12, 2005 11:39 PM Subject: HARDware: CPU usage 100% A friend's old Dell (XP SP1, 384 meg RAM, P4-1.8gig, 20 gig HD) cannot seem to run very well. When you check CPU usage in Task Manager, it shows 100% usage. The memory is in the form of 1 256meg stick and 1 128 meg stick of DDR. Removing the 128 meg stick actually makes the computer functional again, but the CPU usage is still 100%. There are no programs running. I have run a current version of AdAware and run a complete virus scan. No spyware was found, but 6 viruses were found and cleaned out. Using msconfig.exe, I have shut down all the services listed in start-up. Still, the computer shows 100% CPU usage. Does anyone know what could be eating up the CPU time? Thanks, Rod Lindgren -- ---------------------------------------- WIN-HOME Archives: http://PEACH.EASE.LSOFT.COM/archives/WIN-HOME.html Contact the List Owner about anything: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Official Win-Home List Members Profiles Page http://www.besteffort.com/winhome/Profiles.html -- ---------------------------------------- WIN-HOME Archives: http://PEACH.EASE.LSOFT.COM/archives/WIN-HOME.html Contact the List Owner about anything: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Official Win-Home List Members Profiles Page http://www.besteffort.com/winhome/Profiles.html
